snap judgment



snap judgment

A hurried or impetuous decision or finding, as in George was known for making snap judgments on personnel questions; he rarely bothered to investigate further . This expression, which uses snap in the sense of "quick," was first recorded in 1841.
See also: judgment, snap

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Salomesə-LO-mee (English), SAH-lə-may (English)English, German, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Katrijnkaht-RIENDutch
Bittor-Basque
Tavish-Scottish
ChuckCHUKEnglish
Uwe-German